Poffley Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Poffley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poffley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:307,83523,246
Canada871:423,51337,101
United States251:14,498,357517,445
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Wales111:281,32115,850
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839

Poffley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Poffley Come From? nationality or country of origin

Poffley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poffley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 806,178th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Poffley are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Poffley is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 307,835. In England Poffley is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 13 percent are found and Suffolk, where 12 percent are found. Besides England it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Poffley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poffley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Poffley last name increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poffley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Poffley earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.19% less than the national average, earning $26,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.63% less than the national average, earning $47,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pofley9212/
Poffle920/
Peffley86838/
Poffler8659/
Paffley8610/
Pofle83169/
Pauffley8079/
Paeffley801/
Pfeffley800/
Pfeefley800/
Pefley77400/
Peffly77167/
Pofler7715/
Poflee779/
Pofhle776/
Paffle773/
Pafley771/
Peffle771/
Phofle771/
Pfafle770/
Pfefle770/
Poflet770/
Pfefly770/
Pfäffle71550/
Pfaffle71148/
Pfaffly7183/
Phefley7122/
Pfeffle7113/
Pofliya714/
Pfaefle711/
Popfloe711/
Paffler710/
Pafflet710/
Pefffle710/
Pfaeffle67205/
Pofli6711/
Pohflepp672/
Pfaufler671/
Phofliya671/
Phaeffle671/
Pefle671/
Pfaffler670/
Pafle670/
Pefly670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poffley
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